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A new study has confirmed the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, overturning 2025 claims that challenged this long-held astronomical belief.
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University of Southampton
Who
University of Southampton researchers, Dr. Phil Wiseman, Professor Adam Riess
What
A new study has confirmed the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, overturning 2025 claims that challenged this long-held astronomical belief.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:18:03 GMT · 3h 21m ago
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University of Southampton ·
Why
The new study re-examined observations of Type Ia supernovae and found that previous measurements were correct, correcting methodological errors in the 2025 challenge.
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This finding resolves a major debate within the astronomy community, reinforcing confidence in the standard model of cosmology and decades of astronomical observations, though the nature of dark energy remains unexplained.
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